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Glass Half Full, founded five years ago by a pair of college seniors, is celebrating several milestones this summer.
Glass Half Full is a 5-year-old startup that was founded to divert glass from Louisiana’s landfills while creating material ...
Louisiana has two problems: an eroding coastline and limited glass recycling. Engineer Franziska Trautmann is solving both by turning bottles into beach sand.
Louisiana has two problems: an eroding coastline and limited glass recycling. Engineer Franziska Trautmann is solving both by turning bottles into beach sand.
Glass Half Full's new facility in Chalmette, Louisiana. While large-scale efforts are still needed to solve the coastal erosion crisis, Trautmann is optimistic their sand will play a part in restoring ...
The Supreme Court on Friday delayed a decision on the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional districts until its next term.
The Supreme Court delayed a decision on the constitutionality of Louisiana's congressional map. The current map, which includes a second majority-Black district, will likely remain in place for ...
A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.
The Supreme Court seemed divided over the breadth of its decision over the legality of a second black-majority district in Louisiana.
“Federal courts found Louisiana’s 2022 Congressional maps violated the Voting Rights Act, a crucial piece of civil rights legislation enacted because of the bravery of civil rights protestors who were ...
The Supreme Court grappled with whether or not to send Louisiana legislators back to the drawing board in a high-stakes dispute over its congressional districts.
A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisiana’s voting map. The challengers had argued the state impermissibly relied on race to draw its map.